Chapter 1
“Wahhh.”
“This baby… It’s really, how should I say it… crying in such a deliberate way.”
“Crying without a single tear—‘wahh’ indeed.”
It was right after I experienced my first reincarnation into another world.
My first reincarnation ever. It’s a bizarre sentence, but what can I do? It’s my first time being reincarnated.
I didn’t know what kind of world this was, but anyway, when I came to my senses, I had just been born from my new mother’s womb.
Since I was born, it felt polite to at least cry.
“What should we name the baby?”
“Oh, I already have a name in mind. Rai. From now on, you’ll be Raida. Hahahahahaha!”
It seems my name is Rai.
I later found out that my new family’s surname was Oat.
In this world, they adopted a Western-style culture where the surname comes last, so my full name ended up being Rai Oat.
As I passed through infancy, I started to understand more about this world.
To put it simply, it’s a typical fantasy world with mana.
I don’t know all the details yet.
The reason for that is because I was born in the middle of nowhere.
Unlike the big cities filled with magical conveniences, this is a rural village focused on agriculture.
Even so, some people in the village enjoyed the benefits of magic.
To be precise, most of the villagers knew how to use magic.
It wasn’t anything grand—just basic life magic like creating a small fire or generating water for farming.
It seemed to be a world where the standard level of magic was quite high.
Even an old man passing by could use magic.
I figured out the cause of this nonsensical worldview when I turned seven.
“Where are those older kids going?”
It was early morning on New Year’s Day.
Awake at an unusually early hour, I saw a group of boys and girls boarding a cart and heading somewhere.
“You’re up early, Rai. Those kids are going to the nearby city.”
“Why?”
“When you turn ten, you can get an Attribute Affinity Test. You’ll be able to take it too when you’re ten.”
“Attribute Affinity?”
It seems people in this world are born with a unique magical attribute.
Some are born with a fire attribute, others with a light attribute, while some might have peculiar attributes like scent or mirror.
The types of attributes are incredibly diverse and detailed.
Generally, attributes that encompass a wide range of capabilities are highly valued.
Higher-tier attributes can use lower-tier attribute magic, but lower-tier attributes cannot use higher-tier attribute magic.
For example, a wind-attribute mage can use all of the scent-attribute magic, but a scent-attribute user can only use scent-related magic.
Within that, a scent-attribute user can use magic related to all types of scents, but a Durian scent attribute user (apparently, this really existed) can only use magic related to Durian scents. It works in that manner.
Most people end up with a low-tier attribute, which has limited versatility.
The higher the tier of the attribute, the less likely it is for someone to possess it.
That’s why people with low-tier attributes end up living as ordinary individuals.
They’re just people who can use a bit of magic to create a Durian scent.
That’s why most people in the village can use one or two basic spells.
“There’s one more factor that determines talent besides Attribute Affinity. It’s called Attribute Rank.”
And there was one more concept: Attribute Rank.
It was a simple idea of grading affinity with the attribute, ranging from F to S rank.
The closer you were to S, the more talented you were considered with that attribute.
But no matter how much talent you have, if your attribute is something like Durian scent, it just means you’ll be someone who can produce a very strong Durian scent.
The conclusion is that you need both a good Attribute Affinity and a good Rank to become a great mage.
Because of this, although everyone in this world is born with some form of magical affinity, becoming a professional mage is still a rare occurrence.
“What about you, Mom? What’s your attribute?”
“Mom has an E-rank Clone Attribute. I can create clones.”
“Clones??”
What? She can use cloning techniques?
Isn’t that totally overpowered?
Even if she can’t be a mage, it would be useful for an assassin or something like that.
“Haha, it’s not that impressive. Want to see?”
Immediately, a blurry version of my mother appeared beside her.
“With my rank, this is the best I can do. It’s not really practical. Some mages with S-rank Clone Attributes do special jobs, but even they aren’t very helpful.”
“Why? If you have a clone, it can do everything for you, right?”
“Unfortunately, that’s impossible. No matter how realistic a clone is, it’s still just an ‘illusion’ in the end. Here, look.”
The clone extended its arms as if to hug me.
Whoosh-
But it couldn’t hold me, and it passed right through my body.
“Magic from the Illusion Attribute doesn’t affect reality like this. It’s the same even if the rank is higher. Maybe it could dance or something like that.”
If you created multiple clones and made them dance as a group, wouldn’t that be quite a popular performance?
Mom said such things while laughing softly.
I thought it was an amazing magic, but it seemed all Illusion Attribute spells were like this.
Of course, if someone possessed a high-tier Illusion Attribute, they could create illusions that even simulated touch.
But that’s too complicated, and there are very few mages capable of doing it. And it’s pointless.
Instead of creating an illusion of Durian scent using illusion magic,
It’s much easier to just find someone with the Durian Scent Attribute.
That’s why Illusion Attributes are distinguished from Light Attributes.
As the name suggests, Illusion Attribute magic is merely an ‘illusion.’
It’s considered the most worthless attribute across all the categories.
“Hmm. Then I won’t do Illusion Attribute magic.”
“That’s fine. I’m sure my son was born with an amazing affinity! Hoho, hohoho…”
Hohohoho…
For some reason, Mom’s laughter seemed a bit awkward this time.
Mom took my hand and led me back into the house to have breakfast.
It was three years later that I found out Mom had lied.
The year I finally turned ten.
On the day I went to get my Attribute Affinity tested at the start of the new year.
I overheard it.
“Wake up, man! How could you have the Fire Attribute when both your parents are Flour Attributes? Most attributes are inherited!”
“Yeah. The best you can hope for is the Grass Attribute. The Grass Attribute isn’t bad. Of course, getting a higher-tier attribute would be tough.”
“But I want the Fire Attribute! I want to burn everything down! I don’t want to spend my life tending to plants!”
Apparently, magical attributes are highly likely to be inherited from one’s parents.
Although the rank and tier of the attribute aren’t inherited directly.
In any case, having a good Attribute Affinity or Rank is still a matter of luck.
It’s just that the general category tends to be inherited.
But that’s only true for people with normal attributes.
Even a child of parents with the Durian Scent Attribute can have a Wind Attribute.
In fact, Wind is a good attribute to have.
But my mom has the Illusion Attribute!
I might have hoped for a different attribute if my dad’s were different.
But I overheard last night that my dad has the Illusion Attribute as well.
For some reason, when I left early this morning, my mom and dad hugged me with pitying expressions.
How could this be happening?!
“Hah… Damn it… I got… the Illusion Attribute…!”
And so, I arrived at the nearby city in a very depressed mood.
While everyone else was grinning and wondering what attributes they would get, I was the only one who couldn’t smile.
No matter how good it turns out to be, I’ll still have the useless Illusion Attribute in the end…
“Next up. Miss Lea Oiln. Please step up.”
“Yes!”
It was almost my turn.
Lea, who was right before me, stepped up to the altar and placed her hand on the crystal orb.
When you put your hand on it, the crystal orb emits a light that shows your Attribute Affinity and Rank.
“Let’s begin.”
As the mage managing the altar infused mana into the crystal, a light began to well up from its depths.
That light grew larger and larger, spreading all around.
“This light… It’s an A-rank talent…!”
The crystal shone brilliantly.
It meant Lea’s talent was at least A-rank.
Regardless of the attribute, the higher the rank, the brighter the crystal glows.
Flash-
With a tremendous light, Lea’s attribute was revealed.
[Electric (A)]
“W-wow…!”
“Electric… That’s a top-tier attribute! And it’s A-rank…!”
“W-wow, Lea, I’m so jealous…”
Her attribute was Electric (A).
There was no need to explain that the Electric Attribute is at the top of the Electric lineage.
In other words, she could learn all magic related to the Electric Attribute.
And she possessed A-rank talent on top of that.
All the altar mages were astonished, and the kids who came with me looked at her with envious eyes, including me.
“Wow, this… is truly an exceptional talent. Congratulations, Miss Lea.”
“H-hmph! Thank you!”
Lea happily stepped down from the altar.
Her steps were lighter than anyone who had taken the test so far.
Rumours would likely spread soon, and the Electric Magic Tower would come to recruit her in no time.
“Next, Mr. Riot?”
“…It’s not Riot, it’s Rai. Rai Oat.”
“Right. So, Mr. Rai…? It’s your turn.”
“…Yes.”
And so, it was my nerve-wracking turn.
I passed by the beaming Lea and stepped onto the altar.
Alright. Most of it might be hereditary, but there’s still a small chance it’s not.
Besides, I’m a reincarnator from another world. Shouldn’t I at least have that much luck?
“Place your hand on the orb and stay still.”
When it was finally my turn, I moved my hand toward the crystal, trying to think positively.
And for some reason, I felt good about it.
I had a feeling I’d get a good attribute.
“Let’s begin.”
The mage infused mana into the crystal orb.
Gradually, the light started to fill the orb.
Just like with Lea’s case, a massive light overflowed from the crystal orb and began to flood the surroundings.
The only difference was that the size of this light was incomparable to Lea’s.
Flash-
“This, this is… Could it be?!”
“S, S-rank talent…!”
I could hear the astonished voices of the altar mages.
The light was already so bright that it was blinding my eyes.
Yes, this is it! I knew I had something special…!
“W-whoa… Rai has an S-rank talent?”
“Amazing… I’m so jealous.”
I heard envious voices from my friends below the altar.
The bright light gradually faded, and my attribute started to appear on the crystal orb.
“This, this is…!”
“O-oh my…?!”
With a trembling heart, I looked at the result of my attribute test.
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